"Windows 8.1 RTM will be available for OEM partners in late August. This means OEMs will be able to get the RTM bits and begin preparing devices with Windows 8.1 just in time for the holidays! We’ll have more details to share in the coming months for consumers and other customers on how to get Windows 8.1." So far, Windows 8.1 has been a massive improvement over Windows 8 on my Surface RT - except for the total system crashes (including shrieking sounds) Skype causes a few times per week.

On my case it is a bit different, as I work for a big consultancy company.

The set of technologies we use changes from customer to customer.

Regarding ASP.NET, the focus was mostly:

- Usage of WebForms and MVC in the same projects
- More ease of use for JavaScript frameworks in ASP.NET applications
- .NET and IIS improvements for application performance and scaling
- Azure related tooling
- Apps support